The Indian traveller has come of age, spending approximately $94 billion in 2018, on around 2 billion domestic and international trips, helping the Indian travel and tourism industry achieve unprecedented scale. The momentum is expected to continue and the industry will grow at a 13…

Travel & Tourism and the hospitality segment today contribute close to 9.8 per cent of the employment. This is one sector which can be the solution to one of India’s major challenges of job creation. Speaking in a session about ‘Transforming India’, at the HICSA…

Any mega festival taking place in any part of the world emerges as a major tourist draw if marketed well. Organisers of the global festivals like Germany’s Beer Festival and Tomatina of Spain and others that draws millions of tourists from domestic, neighbouring and international…

The 11TH edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has got off to a flying start with demand for matches, especially that’s played over the weekends attracting a huge volume of bookings from travellers who intend travelling to watch their favourite team in action. IPL…

In order to further boost the image of India as the most sought-after tourism destination in the global tourism market, the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Govt of India has continued its support for the 27th edition of South Asia's leading travel and tourism exhibition SATTE…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Croatia in the field of tourism. The MoU in the field of Tourism will help the two parties in creating…

SATTE, UBM India’s main exhibition in travel and tourism sector, partnered with Green Yatra, a non-profit organization, for a plantation drive in Sector -99, Noida. The land was provided by Department of Horticulture, Govt of Uttar Pradesh. The initiative is dedicated towards the protection, conservation…

According to the recently shared figures by K J Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, a total of 139 cruise ships, carrying 1,62,660 passengers, visited India at six major ports in the year 2017-2018. Globally, more than 28 million passengers boarded the cruise…

The 8th Indian Golf and Turf Expo (IGE) 2019 is scheduled to be held at New Delhi’s Thyagraj stadium on April 26-27, 2019. Speaking at the formal launch of the event, Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, said, “The Ministry of…

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) will be organizing its 8th India Heritage Tourism Conclave with the theme 'Sustainable Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites' on March 27, 2019 at WelcomHotel The Savoy, Mussoorie. In a press statement issued on the occasion of Curtain…